{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-uniform-commercial-code-law-9-609","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Uniform Commercial Code Law § 9-609","heading":"Secured Party's Right to Take Possession after Default","body":"Section 9--609. Secured Party's Right to Take Possession after Default.\n  (a) Possession; rendering equipment unusable; disposition on debtor's\npremises. After default, a secured party:\n       (1) may take possession of the collateral; and\n       (2) without removal, may render equipment unusable and dispose of\n           collateral on a debtor's premises under Section 9--610.\n  (b) Judicial and nonjudicial process. A secured party may proceed\nunder subsection (a):\n       (1) pursuant to judicial process; or\n       (2) without judicial process, if it proceeds without breach of\n           the peace.\n  (c) Assembly of collateral. If so agreed, and in any event after\ndefault, a secured party may require the debtor to assemble the\ncollateral and make it available to the secured party at a place to be\ndesignated by the secured party which is reasonably convenient to both\nparties.","path":["Uniform Commercial Code Law","Article 9. Secured Transactions","Part 6. Default","Subpart 1. Default and Enforcement of Security Interest"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/UCC/9-609","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"95bc6cd99bbe2cb20943c92d2e758e57ebe67b2f34ce67b1adbd7dec280daeb7","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-uniform-commercial-code-law-9-608","next":"us-ny/n.y.-uniform-commercial-code-law-9-610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}